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Where does “vitrail” come from?

vitrail (French) comes from French vitre, from Latin vitrum, from Proto-Italic wedrom, from Proto-Indo-European wedro-, from Proto-Indo-European wed-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

vitrail (French): stained glass; stained glass window

Definitions

  1. stained glass; stained glass window

Ancestry of “vitrail”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvitrepane of glass, window pane; window; first-person...
2Latinvitrumglass; a woad; a plant used for dying blue; woad;...
3Proto-Italicwedromglass
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwedro-water-like
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “vitrail”

  • vitrail
  • vitraillist
  • vitrailliste
  • vitral
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